On, Kun? What is That? And When Do I Use Which? Hiragana, katakana, and kanji are the three legs that make up the Japanese writing system stool. The kana (a classification name for hiragana and katakana together) are fairly easy to learn in just a few weeks of careful...

Tacos?! Okay, this has nothing to do with the yummy Mexican food, but see below for what "tako" means in Japanese and your ears. 耳にたこができる mimi ni tako ga dekiru to be sick and tired of hearing something to hear something over and over again [su_youtube...

In Casablanca, when Humphrey Bogart speaks Japanese, everyone listens. Okay, this only happens with subtitles, but that's kind of the same thing, isn't it? Did you know "Here's looking at you, kid" apparently was not written in the original script, but was an...

On, Kun? What is That? And When Do I Use Which? Hiragana, katakana, and kanji are the three legs that make up the Japanese writing system stool. The kana (a classification name for hiragana and katakana together) are fairly easy to learn in just a few weeks of careful...

Tacos?! Okay, this has nothing to do with the yummy Mexican food, but see below for what "tako" means in Japanese and your ears. 耳にたこができる mimi ni tako ga dekiru to be sick and tired of hearing something to hear something over and over again [su_youtube...

In Casablanca, when Humphrey Bogart speaks Japanese, everyone listens. Okay, this only happens with subtitles, but that's kind of the same thing, isn't it? Did you know "Here's looking at you, kid" apparently was not written in the original script, but was an...

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